Bangkok Governor and Council Election - Voter Turnout Below 50%, Chatchart Leads with 1.4 Million Votes

Bangkok has announced unofficial results for the governor and council elections, with Chatchart leading strongly, surpassing 1.4 million votes. Voter turnout was below 50%, down from the previous election. Official results will be announced again within 30 days.

At 21:30, Mr. Narong Ruangsri, Permanent Secretary of Bangkok acting as director of the local election, together with Second Lieutenant Samphan Saengkhamlert, director of the Bangkok Election Commission Office, and Mr. Khachit Chachawanich, member of the Bangkok local election commission, held a press conference summarizing the voting for Bangkok governor and council members in 2026 across all polling stations in Bangkok.

Mr. Narong stated that the unofficial vote count for the Bangkok governor and council elections, conducted four and a half hours after polls closed, showed that approximately 90% of the results from 6,628 polling stations in 50 districts had been entered into the system.

The top three results for the Bangkok governor election are as follows:

• First place: Mr. Chatchart Sitthiphan, number 9, received 1,444,914 votes (65.6%).
• Second place: Ms. Mallika Boonmitrkulmasuk, number 14, received 288,171 votes (13.1%).
• Third place: Mr. Chaiwat Sathawornwijit, number 10, received 176,934 votes (8%).

Regarding voter turnout, there was about a 10% decrease compared to the previous election. For the governor election, there were 4,428,644 eligible voters, with 2,201,739 casting ballots, representing 49.7%. For the council election, 4,384,693 were eligible, with 2,077,921 voting, or 47.4% turnout.

Citizens can review detailed statistics by district and polling station on the Bangkok election website to ensure transparency.

Bangkok authorities expressed gratitude to the citizens who voted and praised the dedication and sacrifice of over 74,000 officials and staff who helped ensure the election was orderly, honest, and fair.

Next, Bangkok will compile official vote documents and submit them to the local election director for verification before reporting to the central Election Commission for official certification of the results.

If no complaints or objections arise, the Election Commission will certify the results within 30 days. If complaints occur, certification will be completed within 60 days. Citizens with questions can contact the Election Commission hotline at 1444.